Dec 10, 2009 — And one of our guests made what I consider to be a rather startling observation. I asked Imam Johari Abdul Malik, a former chaplain at Howard University, now on the staff at the local Dar Al Hijrah mosque, if he feels there is a belief in jihadism...
n p r n e w s
on:
NCPR is supported by:
This is a Visitor-Supported website.
More from NPR
May 22, 2013 — Some single baby boomers are moving into group houses, a college-era solution to their modern needs. Housemates share costs, socialize, and cheer each other on through life's thick and thin.
May 22, 2013 — Officials think they've found all the survivors, and victims, of the massive tornado that devastated the community of Moore. The official death toll stands at 24. More than 230 people are said to have been injured.
May 22, 2013 — A San Francisco dealer quadrupled his income by moving to New York after California legalized medical marijuana.
May 22, 2013 — While studying microorganisms on humans is not new, tracking fungi is. In a census of sorts, scientists checked the skin of healthy volunteers. They found an expansive ecosystem of silent inhabitants.
May 22, 2013 — "Someone asked me," Benjamin Franklin once said, "what's the use of a balloon?" They don't do much. They just float. What are they good for? And Franklin replied, "What's the use of a new-born baby?" They just sit there. They don't do much. You have to imagine possibilities. This is Franklin, in the 1780s, thinking about balloons.
Security cameras are mounted on all four corners of the Islamic Circle of North America mosque in Al (AP)
Jihadism Among American Islamic Youth
Dec 10, 2009 — And one of our guests made what I consider to be a rather startling observation. I asked Imam Johari Abdul Malik, a former chaplain at Howard University, now on the staff at the local Dar Al Hijrah mosque, if he feels there is a belief in jihadism...We are part of a 24-hour news operation, but we're only a one hour daily program. So here's the ongoing daily dilemma: what to pursue, what to leave in and. We spent a lot of time on the Nobel Peace prize — winning the prize — because that is the story of the day. We heard excerpts from the President's speech, and we'll be interested to know what you think of it.
BUT there is another story we are following about the young men who were detained in Pakistan.
And one of our guests made what I consider to be a rather startling observation. I asked Imam Johari Abdul Malik, a former chaplain at Howard University, now on the staff at the local Dar Al Hijrah mosque, if he feels there is a belief in jihadism emerging among some American Islamic youth. He said, yes.
Listen to the full conversation here.
This is a concern that has been expressed by some non-Muslim commentators, notably Thomas Friedman. He recently wrote about it in The New York Times.
To hear from a Muslim religious and civic leader about a concern than some youth, born and raised in the U.S., have taken on this suicidal, anti-American ideology is worrisome. Or, is it a sign of hope that those who know the issue best and are best prepared to address it are in fact going to do so?
Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.9(MDAxNzgwMTg5MDEyMTQ4Nzc4MjdiNWVmMw004))
Missing some content? Check the source: NPR
Copyright(c) 2013, NPR
